Steady Cam Options & Opinions

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Mark Kokkoros

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I'm looking to buy a steady cam for the AF100 equipped with an Olympus 14-35mm lens.

Considering the Steadycam Pilot.

Any opinions, alternatives, or recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
 
I was pleasantly surprised to find that the AF weighs slightly LESS than the DVX100! I used 15lbs of counterweight on the jib for the DVX and with the AF with handles attached plus rails and mattebox, it needed a little more weight on the camera end of the arm with the 14-140 mounted.
For the Steadycam JR, I had to remove a few lead weights to get balance with the pancake, and with the 7-14, I added a couple back... this is with the handles removed.
It should be noted that for both tests, I used the smaller battery (Panasonic VW-VBG260) purchased specifically for that purpose.
I would think that the Pilot, or Merlin would be fine with this cam.
 
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